The Risky Business Of Pesticides
By : Johnathan Lundgren There Are Consequences Of Pesticides That Stand Beyond Fence Lines It is easy for a farmer to justify applying a…
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Evaluating Dead Colonies
By : Ross Conrad It’s March in the Northeast and for beekeepers that all too often means finding dead colonies in the beeyard. Winter losses…
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Honeycomb
By: Peter Borst How Do They Do This So Well? Historical Notes Since ancient times, people have marveled at the society and the architecture…
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Listening To The Bees About Diversity
By: Mark Winston Bees teach us that leaders best serve society when they promote core ideals that unite rather than divide. These are tough times…
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Beeyard Thoughts, Observations, and Updates
By: James Tew 10 Good Ways To Have a BAD Bee Meeting Memorable meetings – Good and Bad At one time, we have all been…
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A Closer Look
QUALITY, QUANTITY AND DIVERSITY ARE ALL IMPORTANT The observed increase in foraging distances with decreasing landscape diversity suggests that honey bees compensated for lower…
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FOUND IN TRANSLATION
Replacement Queens, A True Cinderella Story Honey bee colonies and beekeepers alike can’t afford to take queen rearing lightly. During supercedure events, swarm preparation,…
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synthetic biology An Advantageous Approach To Combat Bee Diseases
The iGEM “Tec-Chihuahua” Team Honey. Floral and sweet honey. Fresh as fruits or aged as wine. Just like bees, beekeepers want to give the…
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Glyphosate
By Ross Conrad Safe For Bees And Beekeepers? As a beekeeper I used to make the mistake of blaming farmers and chemical researchers for…
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Information – Good or Bad
By Ann Harman Words surround us in various ways all during our waking hours. Our brains get bombarded every day by words. Radio, television,…
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MELISSOPALYNOLOGY
By Vaughn Bryant The Science Of Using Pollen To Study Honey. INTRODUCTION Melissopalynology is the study of pollen in honey. The term comes from…
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Confessions Of A Corn Entomologist
By Jonathan Lundgren Conventional wisdom in commodity based agriculture has done more harm than good. Many are looking for a component solution to bee…
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Bee Whisperers
By Greta Burroughs Watching, Listening & Learning – Citizen Science Comes To The Honey Bee. It is getting more and more complicated to be…
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A Closer Look
By Clarence Collison MUSHROOM BODIES IN THE BEE BRAIN Mushroom bodies (MB) are brain centers required for specific learning tasks. Mushroom bodies or corpora…
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BXML Part 2 Achieving The Goal Of Standardized Data
By Joseph Cazier, Walter Haefeker & Edgar Hassler In Search Of The Genius Hive Last month, in the October issue of Bee Culture, our…
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Found In Translation
By Jay Evans Snowbirds, Snow, and Supplements Shed Light On Overwintering Success It is too late for most of us to plan…
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Hazards of Beekeeping
By Ross Conrad Lyme Disease Lurks Out There Despite all its pleasures, beekeeping also presents many potential risks and hazards. Besides being stung, beekeepers…
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Bigger Picture
By Jessica Lougue Tier II Tunnel Study Basic Design I’ve written some in the past about the general ins and outs of this type…
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Found in Translation
By Jay Evans Love In The Time Of Chasmogasmy: How And When Do Bees Improve Soybean Fields? As I wrote two months ago, the…
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A Closer Look
By Clarence Collison HONEY BEES AND MAGNETIC FIELDS Is there a pull? Over the years scientists have been interested in determining the effect of…
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